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Re: Characteres Elzeviriens: another French beauty from the Lead Age
It's heavily advertised as an alternative to TNR, but that's just hype. I've tried it for years, fooled by their pitch, and it's not even in the top 10 for legibility. Somehow, it's spawned a mini-fe…1 -
Re: Characteres Elzeviriens: another French beauty from the Lead Age
My long-winded way of discovering what an outstanding piece of engineering Times Roman is: I've been for over a decade to find a replacement for it, and none of them has lasted for more than a few mo…1 -
Re: Characteres Elzeviriens: another French beauty from the Lead Age
I as going to say, "does the world need yet another Bodoni?", but you pre-empted me. :-) You're right about the Elzevirien coming in optical sizes. I compared the glyphs in the main text an…1 -
Re: Introducing Pulpo Typeface
I'm a big fan of Pulpo, and I love the idea with which you started. Terrific work! I hope one day sometimes will see the value of reviving Besley's Clarendon with the care it deserves. A few have bro…1 -
Re: Reviving French classics from the later Lead Age
I don't have what it takes to do this, but there are many talented folks on this forum. To tempt them, I'm posting a splendid example of the Serie 16eme at work. A sample from the 1950s. It was the s…1
